http://www.wired.com/2015/04/facebook-security-chief-joe-sullivan-join-uber/
By JESSI HEMPEL
BUSINESS
Wired.com
04.02.15
JOE SULLIVAN, THE Facebook executive in charge of keeping the social
network’s 1.3 billion users safe, is leaving to become Uber’s first chief
security officer.
The move is a major talent grab by the $40 billion car-hailing-app
company, and it comes as cofounder and CEO Travis Kalanick grapples with
security concerns escalating so rapidly they threaten to slow Uber’s
momentum.
In particular, serious accusations involving its drivers are piling up.
District attorneys in both San Francisco and Los Angeles have filed
lawsuits against the company, alleging its background checks aren’t
adequate. In December, a woman in New Delhi, India accused an Uber driver
of raping her, and the woman has since filed a lawsuit.
Meanwhile, similar allegations have cropped up in cities across the United
States including Chicago and Boston. In London, a woman alleged an Uber
driver sexually harassed her and asked her to perform oral sex. Just two
days ago, the Denver Post reported that an UberX driver had been arrested
for attempting (unsuccessfully) to break into a passenger’s home after
dropping her at the airport.
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